Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

猫も杓子も

neko mo shakushi mo · ねこもしゃくしも

Literally

even cats and ladles

What it really means

everyone and their dog

왜 국자인지는 일본인도 모른다.

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw 猫に小判Gold coins to a cat 猫をかぶるTo put on a cat 猫舌Cat's tongue 猫背Cat's back 猫の額Cat's forehead